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UDA

British  

abbreviation

  1. Ulster Defence Association

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Last month, Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck told the Policing Board that he believed UDA members were involved in sectarian intimidation in north Belfast over the summer.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

The talks between South East Antrim UDA leadership and mediators come amid calls for a fresh process to try to end paramilitarism.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

Thirty years after the ceasefires, the South East Antrim UDA talks could be viewed as momentum for transition away from paramilitarism among the loyalist groups.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

Jan. 9, 1998 - Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam visits the Maze Prison to meet UDA prisoners in an attempt to change their recent decision to end their support for the peace process.

From Reuters • Apr. 3, 2023

There are also suggestions that UVF and UDA leadership figures from the troubles era have tried to keep a brake on things, as was referenced in the last year's report by the International Reporting Commission.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2022